2011 Power and Grace Calendars

I know you can’t tell because of my most impressive professional onscreen demeanor, but the boat bays at PTC were really cold last night when I was filming my YouTube debut. Contrary to popular belief, the old Boathouse polo doesn’t do much for keeping a girl warm while she stumbles through awkward nonprofit dialogue.

But here’s the additional information I promised:

-Unlike our primary competitors in international competition (Great Britain, Australia, Germany, et al), United States Rowers depend 100% on private fundraising and donations in order to fund our athletic careers. All money we raise and receive from our governing body is through non-profit foundations (USOC, NRF, USRowing). That means: we get NO MONEY from the United States Government to compete and win medals.

-The most successful international federations spend 6 to 10 times more on their rowing teams than the United States via government funded programs, sponsorship and incentive programs. Is it coincidence that the best-funded teams also win the most medals?